Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Castletown (galmoy By.), County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castletown (galmoy By.)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.81527, -7.59894
- SMR number
- KK003-003----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a natural flat-topped hillock on the S bank of a small stream with good views in all directions. Shown as a large oval enclosure (diam. c. 116m NE-SW; c. 80m NW-SE) on the 1st (1839) and 2nd (1899) edition of the OS 6-inch map. Listed in the SMR (1987) as 'Earthwork' and in the RMP (1996) as 'Enclosure, Site'. Levelled during land reclamation in 1958 (OPW Correspondence). Not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of revised upload: 7 September 2015
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.